Commission Decision (EU) 2018/479Show full title

Article 4 U.K. Information and control measures

1. Sweden shall, as part of the information provided pursuant to Article 143(2) of the Act of Accession, submit to the Commission each year before 1 June information on implementation of the aid granted under this Decision during the preceding calendar year.

The information shall concern in particular:

(a) identification of the municipal units in which the aid was paid by means of a detailed map and where necessary by other data;

(b) the total production, covering the reporting year, for the sub-regions eligible for aid under this Decision, expressed in quantities for each of the products specified in Annex II;

(c) the total number of production factors and quantities, the number of production factors and quantities eligible for aid and the number of production factors and quantities supported per production sector specified in Annex II with a breakdown by product within each sector, including the indication of any overrun of the allowed maximum yearly number of production factors and quantities, as well as the description of measures, if any, taken to prevent such an overrun;

(d) the total aid paid, the total amount of aid per aid category and the type of production, amounts paid to beneficiaries per production factor/other unit, as well as the criteria for differentiating aid amounts by sub-regions and types of farm holdings or on the basis of other considerations;

(e) the payment system applied with details concerning any advances based on estimates, final payments as well as observed overpayments and their recovery;

(f) amounts of aid paid under Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 in the administrative units covered by this Decision;

(g) references to national legislation whereby the aid is implemented.

2. Before 1 June 2023 Sweden shall, in addition to the annual report covering year 2022, submit to the Commission a report covering the 5-year period from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2022. This report shall also cover the support granted under Decision C(2010) 6050 during 2016 and 2017.

That report shall indicate, in particular:

(a) the total aid paid during the 5-year period, and its distribution among aid categories, types of production and sub-regions;

(b) for each aid category, the total production amounts per year and for the 5-year period, the number of production factors and the income levels of farmers in the regions eligible for the aid;

(c) the evolution of agricultural production, processing and marketing in the social and economic context of the northern regions;

(d) the effects of the aid on the protection of the environment and the preservation of the countryside;

(e) proposals for the medium-term development of the aid based on the data presented in the report.

3. Sweden shall provide data in a form compatible with the statistical standards used by the Union.

4. Sweden shall take all steps necessary to apply this Decision and suitable control measures vis-à-vis beneficiaries of aid.

5. Control measures shall to the extent possible be harmonised with the control systems applied under the Union support schemes.